Did you enjoy your swim Anna<\/p>\n
Yes although it was a bit choppy<\/p>\n
What are you doing<\/p>\n
Asking you a question about your recent activity<\/p>\n
No what is the book that you are reading<\/p>\n
The Penguin Book of French Verse<\/p>\n
I did not know that they wrote books for penguins<\/p>\n
Funny<\/p>\n
Do you understand French poetry<\/p>\n
Most of the time<\/p>\n
In the original language<\/p>\n
Most of the time<\/p>\n
But I struggle with French poetry when it is dark<\/p>\n
Why is that Anna<\/p>\n
Because I cannot see the words<\/p>\n
Then you should switch the light on<\/p>\n
There are no lights apart from the moon on the beach<\/p>\n
And she is quite fickle at times<\/p>\n
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Is french poetry difficult to read<\/p>\n
Yes<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
It is difficult to read if you do not speak French<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Really a person who is approaching French poetry for the first time<\/p>\n
Will soon discover an impression of strangeness<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Well if you know Chaucer then you will understand Guillaume de Machaut or maybe Deschamps<\/p>\n
Ronsard is very like Sidney<\/p>\n
But it was the purification and abstraction of language that took place in the seventeenth century that changed things<\/p>\n
French poetry became more rigid and classical in its structure<\/p>\n
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Wow Anna you certainly know your subject<\/p>\n
I know fuck all<\/p>\n
Then where did your commentary come from<\/p>\n
This book it is in the introduction<\/p>\n
Cheat<\/p>\n
I never said that I was an expert<\/p>\n
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Have you ever heard of Aloysius Bertrand<\/p>\n
No should I have heard of him<\/p>\n
He died of TB before he was thirty-five<\/p>\n
What is so special about him<\/p>\n
Not much but he wrote some of the strangest prose poems ever written<\/p>\n
What was it called<\/p>\n
Gaspard de la nuit<\/p>\n
The collection was collected under that title<\/p>\n
Did he have a muse<\/p>\n
Sort of<\/p>\n
What was her name<\/p>\n
No name was ever recorded<\/p>\n
She is a ghost of history<\/p>\n
But in 1828 he appears to gave been in love with an anonymous girl who is thought to have died young<\/p>\n
Traces of her existence can be found throughout Louis’s entire works<\/p>\n
Louis<\/p>\n
Yes he was for some reason known as Louis<\/p>\n
I know that Isidore Ducasse was known as the Comte De La Lautreamont<\/p>\n
Outlaw told me that<\/p>\n
But I did not know that<\/p>\n
It appears to be a shortening that’s all<\/p>\n
I wish I was a poet<\/p>\n
So do I<\/p>\n
They are such strange creatures<\/p>\n
Outlaw certainly is<\/p>\n
(Both Laugh)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Outlaw is a great poet but he knows how good he is<\/p>\n This makes him arrogant and insufferable<\/p>\n I wonder what he sees as his world\u00a0 it is far removed from Anna and Anna<\/p>\n I feel that he is troubled<\/p>\n That is why he can be such a shit<\/p>\n What do you think of his poetry<\/p>\n It can be quite oblique and is often very experimental<\/p>\n But he always surprises<\/p>\n Do you have a favourite poem<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n What is it<\/p>\n The Zennor Mermaid<\/p>\n That is one he wrote over ten years ago<\/p>\n I Know<\/p>\n Mine if I have one is Sea which was written I believe in 2014<\/p>\n It is just perfect<\/p>\n Do you think we should be kinder to Outlaw<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n Why<\/p>\n Because he is unkind to us<\/p>\n But he is a great poet<\/p>\n (Outlaw are you writing this)<\/em><\/p>\n (I have written the whole thing Anna)<\/em><\/p>\n (Why do you always haunt us)<\/em><\/p>\n (You are something of a voyeur Outlaw)<\/em><\/p>\n (I just like listening in Anna)<\/em><\/p>\n (Will you leave us alone now)<\/em><\/p>\n (Yes)<\/em><\/p>\n (Thank You)<\/em><\/p>\n (I am having dinner with Jasmine Tea and Lima you are welcome to come along)<\/em><\/p>\n (Is Penelope home)<\/em><\/p>\n (No)<\/em><\/p>\n (Will you come then)<\/em><\/p>\n Anna would you like to go to Outlaw’s for dinner<\/p>\n That would be fun<\/p>\n (Then be at my place at 0730 for 0800 as I have the food coming in from outside)<\/em><\/p>\n (OK)<\/em><\/p>\n (Come as you are and I might chat poetry to you both and give you tips)<\/em><\/p>\n (I cannot wait)<\/em><\/p>\n (I might even read some of my poetry to you)<\/em><\/p>\n (I am trembling with excitement Outlaw)<\/em><\/p>\n (Outlaw)<\/em><\/p>\n (Have you ever heard of Aloysius Bertrand)<\/em><\/p>\n (No should I have done)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you enjoy your swim Anna Yes although it was a bit choppy What are you doing Asking you a question about your recent activity No what is the book that you are reading The Penguin Book of French Verse I did not know that they wrote books for penguins Funny Do you understand French […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11879"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11882,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879\/revisions\/11882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}